puikko.
stick, peg (long, and at least somewhat sturdy, piece of wood or other material)
Meaning & usage
stick, peg (long, and at least somewhat sturdy, piece of wood or other material) ellipsis of neulepuikko (“knitting needle”)
stick, peg (long, and at least somewhat sturdy, piece of wood or other material) ellipsis of syömäpuikko (“chopstick”)
stick, peg (long, and at least somewhat sturdy, piece of wood or other material) ellipsis of jäätelöpuikko (“ice cream bar”)
stick, peg (long, and at least somewhat sturdy, piece of wood or other material) ellipsis of hitsauspuikko (“welding rod”)
controls (chiefly in locative cases)
olla puikoissa
leg (especially when talking about something going between one's legs)
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *puikkoi.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.